MAHESH MANJREKAR

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who played a small part in Riteish Deshmukh's Marathi film "Lai Bhaari", says he would like to do a lead role in a film of the genre.
He launched the music of Marathi film "Sanngto Aika...!" Monday and shared his desire to feature in such movies.
When...

Mumbai: Filmmakeractor Mahesh Manjrekar's decision to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Mumbai NorthWest as Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) candidate may have surprised everyone except the filmmaker himself. He says it was not an "overnight" decision.
"It isn't an overnight decision," said Manjrekar who claims that he has known Raj Thackeray...

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has extended his support to senior Congress leader and Mumbai North West candidate Gurudas Kamat for his various "qualities" as a politician and for his "magnanimity".
Salman has in a recorded message appealed to voters to support Kamat because "good work can be done only by...

Mumbai: Actor-filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar Sunday announced he will contest the Lok Sabha election from Mumbai North-West as a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) candidate.
"I got a call from (MNS chief) Raj (Thackeray), and I am very happy today," Manjrekar told IANS. He said "this is the right time" to plunge into...

Mumbai: Actorproducer Salman Khan, who is all set to produce the remake of Mahesh Manjrekar's Marathi film 'Shikshanacha Aaicha Gho' in Hindi, says he approached Govinda to play the protagonist but he refused the offer.
"I approached Govinda but he refused it, seriously. For the last three years I have been...

New Delhi: Vishwas Patil's 'Rajjo' is based on the life of a prostitute, but the director has ensured that no inappropriate dialogues or bold scenes are included in the film.
"I always wanted to make a family film, and you can see this in my film as well, although it is...

Mumbai: Kangana Ranaut, who plays a nautch girl in 'Rajjo', says to get under the skin of her character, she met some of the courtesans of Nagpada, a place in South Mumbai.
Directed by Vishwas Patil, 'Rajjo' is based on the life of a prostitute and Kangana's character is based in...

New Delhi: Vishwas Patil's 'Rajjo' is based on the life of a prostitute, but the director has ensured that no inappropriate dialogues or bold scenes are included in the film.
"I always wanted to make a family film, and you can see this in my film as well, although it is...

New Delhi: Among the most keenly awaited releases of 2013, Shootout at Wadala triumphed at the domestic box office with an incredible opening weekend of Rs 30.7 cr (net). It made Rs 10.10 crore on Friday, Rs 9.75 crore on Saturday and Rs 10.85 crore on Sunday.
Shootout at Wadala opened...

Chennai: Tamil actor Ajith Kumar was busy shooting for his upcoming untitled actiondrama in Jaisalmer on his 42nd birthday Wednesday.
However, the film unit is planning to celebrate later in the evening along with Ajith's wife Shalini.
"Ajith sir will be busy shooting the climax of his film during the day. We...

Priyanka Chopra's look in her special appearance song 'Shootout at Wadala''s 'Babli Badmaash' was inspired by the 1981 hit 'Yaarana'. In an ode of sorts, Amitabh Bachchan's trademark outfit from the chartbuster 'Jumma Chumma De De' song is sported by John Abraham in popular song 'Laila'.
Wearing a white shirt, black...

New Delhi: Sajid Khan's previous films have gone out to collect Rs 100 crore in a matter of few days but his latest film 'Himmatwala' despite boasting of a great star cast, has not been able to draw big collections at the box office. 'Himmatwala' has collected Rs 31.1 crore...

Chennai: Owing to few injuries sustained during the shoot of upcoming untitled Tamil thriller, Tamil actor Ajith Kumar announced Saturday that he would undergo a longpending surgery in October.
"Ajith Kumar will undergo a surgery on Oct 21 and will not contemplate on signing or discussing on any new projects till...

New Delhi: The trailer of forthcoming Hindi film 'Tukkaa Fitt' is out. The film stars Mahaakshay Chakraborty, Rajpal Yadav, Mahesh Manjrekar, Vaishali Desai, and Mukul Dev in prominent roles. Directed by Shawn Arranha, 'Tukkaa Fitt' is about a group of thieves who are after a don's money. Here is the...

Mumbai: For Mahesh Manjrekar, friendship occupies a special status in his life. His close friend Sachin Khedekar and he not only started their careers together, the actor also plays the lead role in the filmmaker's forthcoming Marathi project. In fact, it was Khedekar's idea to make this film in the...

Mumbai: Filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar, who would be seen next as a police inspector in gangster movie 'Shootout at Wadala', says he is an actor by default.
"I did this film because of Sanjay Gupta. It was Gupta who introduced me to Hindi film industry as an actor. And I am not...

Cast: Salman Khan, Asin, Paresh Rawal, Arya Babbar, Mahesh Manjrekar
Director: Anees Bazmee
Earlier this week while interviewing Asin, I joked to her that it was probably futile on my part to ask about her role in 'Ready'. She said she was relieved I wasn't taking the film too seriously: "It's an...

Bollywood may be the buzz word for the Indian film industry, but bolder themes and corporate funding are signalling a rebirth for regional cinema in the country.
The Mumbai film industry, home to Bollywood, had been the face of commercial Indian cinema for several decades, relegating nonHindi films to the...

Film director Mahesh Manjrekar brings across the plight of Mumbai mill workers after they lost their livelihood in the 1980's in his forthcoming film City of Gold. He claims they have still not got justice after 28 years of an ongoing strike since 1982.
"The workers don't have a long list...

There was a time when critics halfheartedly reviewed Hindi remakes of Hollywood films. But now, there are more remakes than original stories in Bollywood. So, one just has to sort of ignore the references to the original and watch the new version as a standalone product.
But Leena Yadav's Teen Patti...

Mumbai: Director Mahesh Manjarekar is a worried man not because of his concern over whether his latest film, which is up for release, will be successful at the Box Office or not, but worried because the film Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho faces resistance from a Maharashtrabased sociopolitical group Maratha Mahasangh....

Cast: Cyrus Broacha, Mahesh Manjrekar, Boman Irani, Dia Mirza
Director: Kunal Vijayakar
How many times can you repeat the same joke before it stops being funny? That's a question Kunal Vijayakar ought to have asked himself before unleashing on us his occasionallyfunnybutlargelysilly directorial effort, Fruit & Nut.
Cyrus Broacha inadvertently sits...

Mumbai: It's David versus Goliath all over again. A small Marathi film, Me Shivaji Raje Bhosle Boltoy's collections is fast leaving Akshay Kumar starrer 8 by 10 Tasveer behind.
Made with a budget of over Rs 30 crore, 8 by 10 Tasveer released with 1,000 prints worldwide but opened to...